Neeta Pardanani Connally

Gettin’ ticky with it... #ticks #ixodes #summer

Scientists! We have two open faculty positions in our WCSU Biology dept, one for a biologist using bioinformatics and the other for a climate scientist: wcsu.edu/hr/employment/… #biology #faculty #pui #CT #academia #climate #careers

It really is time to say goodbye to Twitter (X). It is going to be tough to start over again but I hope you will join me where the skies are blue: [at]ticklab.bsky.social #byebyeelon

Was hoping to get off of Twitter (X). If you’re on BlueSky will you follow me? [at]ticklab.bsky.social. Meanwhile, are folks planning to still use X during #EntSoc24 this week? I want to leave but am also nervous to cut this cord! @EntsocAmerica

Folks in CT and nearby NY areas: WCSU needs a Physics instructor: bit.ly/WCSUphysics #physics #teaching #jobs

Job seekers: My dept. at WCSU is seeking a Science Technical Specialist. We need someone awesome to join our team! Please share! bit.ly/3yaQBQx #science #laboratory #careers #biology #chemistry #HigherEd #CT #NewEngland #jobseekers

Well it finally happened…we ran out of unique colors for our #tick mark-recapture work. TBH we didn’t expect I scap nymphs to live this long in mowed lawns. Week 8! 😳

Do you do field work on vectors/arthropods of medical and veterinary relevance❓ 🦟🦠🪰 … or know someone who does❓ Please fill out and SHARE this short survey on biosafety practices in field research: docs.google.com/forms/d/1XP-_q… @ASTMH @MUVE_ESA @_SOVE_ @AMCAmosquito @LSTMvector

My first opinion piece ever! #ticks #Lyme #entomology

Anyone using a phone microscope attachment to view arthropods on the field? Looking for inexpensive options.

Our Tickborne Disease Prevention Laboratory is looking for local properties to survey for tick research. Learn how you can participate. @ticklab news.wcsu.edu/wcsu-tick-lab-…

@SaraGandy38 @UofG_SBOHVM Looks like the most lovely location for sampling!

Get to know the @YaleEIP one project at a time. This month the Tickborne Diseases Network (TickNET) - part 2! @YaleSPH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ysph.yale.edu/emerging-infec… @YaleEMD @CTDPH @ticklab

#FranTick doesn’t get out much, mostly because she is HUGE and has limited peripheral vision (and ahem, we have research to do). But I kinda keep hoping someone will double-dog dare me to take her to a conference full of #tick nerds who might appreciate how truly great she is!

So, like, I don’t disagree with this advice I guess… but it’s not exactly a fortune.

@mrtruo Indeed! I read that VA has the highest number of vanity plates. CT is also in the top ten. Maybe it's a function of the cost for vanity plates in these states? Or maybe we are all just extra vain up here in CT!

@ticklab i understand your focus on ticks. vanity plates interest me. for example, massachusetts has few vanity plates, connecticut has many. there is probably a dissertation someplace on distribution, what it means, ...

Not sure who you are, but can we be friends? #ticks #vanityplate #Virginia

AMAZING work being done by SECVBD collaborators at the UF/IFAS PIE Center!

Great swag at today’s VBD symposium @CT_CAES!

That time on Royal Pains (Netflix) when suddenly the doc pulled a blacklegged #tick out of a guy’s ear, saving the patient’s future football career! 🤪